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US-7294912

Semiconductor device

PublishedNovember 13, 2007
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Technical Abstract

A semiconductor device is composed of a heat sink, an IC chip mounted and fixed on a specific face of the heat sink, a lead frame electrically connected to the IC chip and a sealing mold resin package. One or more of the faces of the heat sink has a specific surface area.

Patent Claims
10 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A semiconductor device comprising: a heat sink having a surface with a predetermined range of surface roughening; an IC chip mounted and fixed on a specific face of the heat sink; a lead frame provided at locations surrounding the IC chip and electrically connected to the IC chip; and a sealing mold resin package for enclosing the heat sink, the IC chip, and the lead frame, wherein: a portion of the heat sink is exposed to the outside of the mold resin package; a portion of the lead frame protrudes out from the mold resin package as outer leads having a surface with a different predetermined range of surface roughening; when a specific surface area is defined as a ratio of an actual area of uneven surface to an area of an imaginary flat surface, the specific surface area of a surface of the heat sink is set at a value in the range 1.13 to 1.32; and the specific surface area of the surface of the outer leads is set at a value in the range 1.05 to 1.20 to optimize heat sink adhesion strength, resin-burr formation, and outer-lead placement on an external substrate.

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2. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the heat sink has a protrusion that bites into the mold resin package.

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3. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the IC chip is attached and fixed on the heat sink through an adhesive made of a resin, sandwiching the adhesive in conjunction with the heat sink.

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4. A semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein the adhesive is made of a resin of an epoxy group.

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5. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the mold resin package is made of a resin of an epoxy group.

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6. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the surfaces of the heat sink and outer leads comprises an electrically plated roughened surface.

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7. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the surfaces of the heat sink and outer leads comprises an abrasion roughened surface.

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8. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the surfaces of the heat sink and outer leads comprises a sand blasted roughened surface.

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9. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the surfaces of the heat sink and outer leads comprises a chemically etched roughened surface.

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10. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the surfaces of the heat sink and outer leads comprises a laser beam roughened surface.

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Filing Date

August 4, 2005

Publication Date

November 13, 2007

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